FORT FRANCES, ON — The labour union that represented workers at the Resolute Forest Products mill in Fort Frances says it has already been in discussions with a potential buyer of the mill. According to Unifor national representative Stephen Boon, the union has talked to Repap Resources Group, headed by Sean Twomey, about its proposal to purchase the mill, and “it is fair to say that we have a general framework in place for finalizing a long-term start-up collective agreement upon the successful sale of the mill.” The Town of Fort Frances announced last Thursday that Repap, a private investment group, is partnering with 4Front Capital Partners in a bid to buy the shuttered mill from Resolute. According to the statement, Repap has “the intention of quickly moving to restart the facility in 2019” to produce sack Kraft (packaging grade) paper.